ANTH 202 EXAM STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS UPDATED 2026
◉ Holism. Answer: study of the whole of the human condition: past,
present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture
◉ Society. Answer: organized life in groups
◉ Culture. Answer: the traditions and customs, transmitted through
learning, that form and guide the beliefs and behavior of the people
exposed to them
◉ Biocultural perspective. Answer: using and combining both
biological and cultural perspectives and approaches to analyze and
understand a particular issue or problem
◉ Examples of how culture shapes human biology. Answer: -
environmental forces (nutrition standards, healthcare)
- cultural norms around attractiveness
- sports and physical activities
◉ Anthropology's four fields. Answer: cultural, archaeology,
biological, linguistic
, ◉ Cultural Anthropology. Answer: comparative, cross-cultural study
of human society and culture
◉ Ethnography. Answer: - fieldwork in a particular cultural setting
- provides an account of that community, society, or culture
◉ Ethnology. Answer: - study of sociocultural differences and
similarities
- examines, interprets, and analyzes the results of ethnography
◉ Archeology. Answer: study of human behavior and cultural
patterns and processes through a culture's material remains
- artifacts
- garbage
- remains
◉ Biological Anthropology. Answer: study of human biological
variation through time and as it exists today
◉ Five specialties of biological anthropology. Answer: human
biological evolution
human genetics
human growth and development
human biological plasticity
primatology
QUESTIONS UPDATED 2026
◉ Holism. Answer: study of the whole of the human condition: past,
present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture
◉ Society. Answer: organized life in groups
◉ Culture. Answer: the traditions and customs, transmitted through
learning, that form and guide the beliefs and behavior of the people
exposed to them
◉ Biocultural perspective. Answer: using and combining both
biological and cultural perspectives and approaches to analyze and
understand a particular issue or problem
◉ Examples of how culture shapes human biology. Answer: -
environmental forces (nutrition standards, healthcare)
- cultural norms around attractiveness
- sports and physical activities
◉ Anthropology's four fields. Answer: cultural, archaeology,
biological, linguistic
, ◉ Cultural Anthropology. Answer: comparative, cross-cultural study
of human society and culture
◉ Ethnography. Answer: - fieldwork in a particular cultural setting
- provides an account of that community, society, or culture
◉ Ethnology. Answer: - study of sociocultural differences and
similarities
- examines, interprets, and analyzes the results of ethnography
◉ Archeology. Answer: study of human behavior and cultural
patterns and processes through a culture's material remains
- artifacts
- garbage
- remains
◉ Biological Anthropology. Answer: study of human biological
variation through time and as it exists today
◉ Five specialties of biological anthropology. Answer: human
biological evolution
human genetics
human growth and development
human biological plasticity
primatology
